Work Schedule: Generally Monday-Friday, 8:30 a.m. - 5:00 p.m., however this position requires some attendance at evening meetings of the Asheville City Council and related meetings. Position requires in-person presence at Asheville City Hall and also includes remote work options as approved by the Department Director.

• Assists in developing annual and five-year Consolidated Plans for CDBG and HOME programs.
• Performs underwriting and other analyses to ensure that HOME projects can be certified under HOME regulations.
• Provides ongoing technical assistance to subrecipients, developers, and other partners to ensure projects that are timely, in compliance, and successful in their delivery and goals.
• Develops and implements policies and procedures.
• Designs program forms and templates and initiates process improvements.
• Meets with prospective CDBG and HOME applicants to educate and inform them about the programs. Assists them in understanding federal and local program requirements application scoring, relationship to City strategic goals, fund availability, underwriting, policies and terms.
• Evaluates applications for funds and prepares underwriting analyses for the appropriate City Council Committees.
• Conducts Part 58 Environmental Reviews for CDBG and HOME funded programs using the federal HEROS portal.
• Manages HOME -funded activities and offers technical assistance throughout the life of the agreement / activity
• Exemplifies quality customer service, prepares and negotiates appropriate data-driven terms for grant agreements for assigned subrecipients, including detailed budget and scope of work.
• Drafting agreement language annually, in partnership with other City departments, to maintain compliance with local, state, and federal legal requirements.
• Develops annual monitoring plan to audit subrecipient performance and expenditures.
• Performs on-site monitoring of sub-recipients and evaluates their performance; identifies weaknesses and provides technical assistance.
• Works with funded organizations to ensure compliance with Davis Bacon and Related Acts. Contributes project reporting information to the Semi- Annual Labor and Wage Reporting. Sets goals for and evaluates performance for Section 3, MWBE compliance and other performance-based compliance requirements. Monitors HOME projects during periods of affordability.
• Assists in preparing the Consolidated Annual Performance Evaluation Report (CAPER).
• Responds to requests for information from a variety of agencies and individuals.
• Researches trends, best practices and other elements to guide policy, seeks research partners, recommends scopes of work and budgets, serves as City liaison to the research, and presents findings and recommendations.
• Assists with public communication and notification, conducts community meetings with citizen groups concerning community development, and assists community members access CDBG and HOME funding.
• Serves as a technical resource to other professional staff.
• Prepares routine and special reports for City management.
• Attends professional conferences and workshops to maintain broad knowledge of regulations and innovations in community development.
• Performs related work assignments as assigned.

• Bachelor's degree in urban planning, business administration, finance, banking public administration or a related field and 5 to 7 years of related experience including experience in community and economic development, housing finance or development, federal grant management; and/or any equivalent combination of training and experience required to perform the essential job functions.
• Possession of a valid drivers' license issued by the State of North Carolina or out-of-state with ability to obtain the same.
• Applicants with equivalent experience and/or education may be considered.

• Considerable knowledge of the purpose, objectives, policies, procedures and regulations of the federal CDBG and HOME program and of other related community development programs
• Expert knowledge of the principles and practices involved in housing and economic development finance.
• Expected to have or acquire considerable knowledge of the geographical, political, and socio-economic conditions in the City of Asheville and surrounding area.
• Highly skilled in the use of computer word processing, spreadsheet, and database programs. Specifically, must have experience with IDIS, eLOCCS and/or other Federal Grant user interfaces.
• Highly skilled in effective oral and written communications, including presenting information to diverse groups of people.
• Ability to rapidly review large amounts of information, identify errors and risk areas, analyze and identify underlying problems, and suggest solutions.
• Ability to establish and maintain effective working relationships with a variety of people from different backgrounds, including non-profit agency staff, property owners, architects, engineers, developers, contractors, the general public, etc.

Performance Aptitudes: Data Utilization; Human Interaction; Equipment, Machinery, Tools, and Materials Utilization; Verbal Aptitude; Mathematical Aptitude; Functional Reasoning; Situational Reasoning.

ADA Compliance:

Physical Ability: Tasks require the ability to exert light physical effort in sedentary to light work, but which may involve some lifting, carrying, pushing and/or pulling of objects and materials of light weight (5-10 pounds). Tasks may involve extended periods of time at a keyboard or workstation.

Sensory Requirements: Some tasks require the ability to perceive and discriminate sounds and visual cues or signals. Some tasks require the ability to communicate orally.

Environmental Factors: Essential functions are regularly performed without exposure to adverse environmental conditions.

City of Asheville
PO Box 7148
Asheville, North Carolina, 28802